Departmental Activities

During the pandemic period when physical classes are suspended, our students are participating in online classes through google classroom and google meet. Our interactions never stopped. Here are some paintings of the Semester V students done during the lock-down days.

We have a vibrant student profile. We have held students’ seminar, cultural events on a regular basis. Our students have written, directed and performed plays based on adaptations. Students have participated in inter college competitions, and won accolades for their craft and essays. We have singers, dancers, poets, orators, actors, musicians in our team. In fact, the photographs of the faculty members were taken by one of our students who is now following her dream of becoming a professional photographer!

The department also organises special lectures and talks on a regular basis. Particular attention is given to groom the critical faculty of the students by organising student seminars and presentations from time to time and critical exposure is also provided by way of lectures delivered by eminent scholars in literary field.

The Department of English in collaboration with the IQAC, Women’s College, Calcutta organised a Special Lecture on on “Endless crow noises”: A postcolonial reading of ‘Dawn at Puri’ on 7th of July, 2023 in the college auditorium. The resource person was Prof. (Dr.) Jaydeep Sarangi, Hon’ble Principal, New Alipore College, Kolkata.

Special Lecture by Prof. (Dr.) Jaydeep Sarangi

Audiences at the Special Lecture

The department celebrates Shakespeare’s Day every year on 23^rd April with much enthusiasm. The students themselves prepare the scripts, perform on the stage, sing songs, play music, recite poems, dance and decorate the stage under the guidance of the faculty members. Here are some glimpses:

A Musical Sojourn on Shakespeare’s Birthday

Audio Drama by the Students

Audiences at the programme

The students of the department, under the guidance of the teachers, performed ‘Thank you, Pygmalion’, an adopted version of George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion. The students wrote the script of the play, directed and performed on the stage and made it a memorable afternoon for the audience. Here are some snippets:

‘Thank you, Pygmalion!’, an adopted version of George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion

During the pandemic period when physical classes are suspended, our students are participating in online classes through google classroom and google meet. Our interactions never stopped. Here are some paintings of the Semester V students done during the lockdown days.

Art and Craft by the Students

The department of English and Political Science jointly organised a UGC-sponsored national Level seminar on ‘The Future of Multiculturalism’, in collaboration with ICCR, held at ICCR, on and from 29 August to 30 August 2012.

Notable Alumni